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Womanism and Biblical Interpretation: Black Feminism and Theology with Dr. Mitzi Smith
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Mitzi Smith gives us some background on womanist thought, key thinkers, and its relationship with theology and biblical interpretation. We cover the raison d'etre of womanism, potential compatibility for Black conservative evangelical women, and its relevance to White men. Dr. Smith then explores the relationship of exegesis and eisegesis and the multi-faceted role of the womanist biblical scholar. Mitzi Smith examines six biblical scenarios and relates each of them to a contemporary justice concern: the New Testament's portrayal of women as virgins and whore, Matthew's Great Commission and social justice teaching, the Samaritan woman at the well and access to safe water, the Syro-Phonecian woman and intersectionality, the Ethiopian eunuch, Apollos, and the subordinated other, and Elisha, boys, bears, and police brutality. Finally, we look at the ways womanist thought can be applied to the life and mission of the church.
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Check out Dr. Smith's books: Womanist Sass and Talk Back: Social (In)Justice, Intersectionality, and Biblical Interpretation
I Found God in Me: A Womanist Biblical Hermeneutics Reader
https://www.amazon.com/Found-God-Me-Womanist-Hermeneutics/dp/162564745X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1680287884&sr=8-2
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